Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2017-18
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Wyre Council Wyre Infrastructure Delivery Plan to Support the Publication Draft Local Plan September 2017 (August 2018 Update) Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Structure of this document ......................................................................................................... 7 3. Methodology ................................................................................................................................ 8 4. Viability ....................................................................................................................................... 11 5. Context ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Physical Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 18 6. Transport .................................................................................................................................... 18 Road ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 Rail ................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Bus ................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Cycling ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 Tram ............................................................................................................................................................... 32 7. Utilities ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Electricity ....................................................................................................................................................... 34 Gas ................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Water ............................................................................................................................................................. 35 Waste Water and Drainage ........................................................................................................................... 36 8. Telecommunications ................................................................................................................. 41 Mobile Phone Coverage ................................................................................................................................ 41 Broadband ..................................................................................................................................................... 42 Social Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................... 44 9. Health.......................................................................................................................................... 44 10. Education Facilities ................................................................................................................... 47 Primary .......................................................................................................................................................... 49 Secondary ...................................................................................................................................................... 51 Specialist schools ........................................................................................................................................... 52 Early Years ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 Further and Higher Education ....................................................................................................................... 54 11. Emergency services .................................................................................................................. 56 Police ............................................................................................................................................................. 56 Fire and Rescue .............................................................................................................................................. 57 Ambulance ..................................................................................................................................................... 57 2 Coastguard ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 12. Cemeteries ................................................................................................................................. 60 13. Libraries ..................................................................................................................................... 62 14. Community Facilities ................................................................................................................. 63 Environmental Infrastructure ........................................................................................................... 65 15. Green Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 65 16. Sport, Open Space and Recreation .......................................................................................... 67 17. Flood Defence and Attenuation ................................................................................................ 69 18. Waste Management & Minerals Production ............................................................................. 72 19. Infrastructure Funding .............................................................................................................. 73 20. Infrastructure Schedule ............................................................................................................. 76 Appendix 1 A6 Barton to Garstang Sustainable Transport Strategy Appendix 2 Poulton Mitigation Strategy Appendix 3 Drainage Routes 3 1. Introduction 1.1. The Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) is a supporting document to the Wyre Local Plan and covers the plan period 2011 to 2031 (to match the Local Plan). The IDP sets out what level of new or improved infrastructure will be required to deliver the growth proposed in the Wyre Local Plan. 1.2. The primary short term purpose of the IDP is to help to demonstrate the soundness of the Local Plan. The wider, longer term role of the document is to provide a framework for infrastructure provision over the Plan period. It is anticipated that the IDP will be a living document which is monitored and updated as appropriate as part of the council’s annual monitoring. 1.3. The IDP aims to identify the costs, delivery agents and means of funding for the infrastructure required to support growth proposed in the Local Plan and also aims to provide an evidence base for the requirement and spending of developer contributions and potentially Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) income in the Borough. 1.4. It is not appropriate for this document to include every scheme or project planned by every infrastructure provider or service operator in the Borough, nor should this document be read as a shopping list for developer contributions. Instead it should be read as a tool to help ensure that the infrastructure requirements for growth proposed in the Local Plan are understood and clearly identified. This will help ensure that new development and infrastructure are planned for and delivered in a timely and co-ordinated manner. 1.5. The interdependencies of infrastructure and service provision mean that the infrastructure outlined within this document will be delivered by a number of teams within Wyre Council, Lancashire County Council (LCC) and by external partners. There is some infrastructure which is provided solely by the private sector and community sectors (including charities and religion or belief organisations) and as such is not covered in this document, including places of worship and shopping and leisure facilities such as cinemas. The provision of these will be driven by market demand. 1.6. The preparation of this IDP has been informed by detailed consultation with a range of stakeholders and service providers. 4 1.7. The IDP has identified a funding gap of at least £34,170,552 required to fund the necessary infrastructure to support the proposed growth in the Local Plan. Much of this requirement arises from needing to provide additional school places and delivering strategic transport, flood risk and coastal defence projects. 1.8. In light of the funding gap, the Council is currently undertaking investigatory work to establish if the implementation of a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is viable